SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (5-4-2, 2-1-1 CCAA) will travel to No. 23 Cal State Monterey Bay (7-2-2, 3-1-0 CCAA) for a 7 p.m. matchup on Thursday before returning to San Marcos to start up its final homestand against San Francisco State (2-6-2, 0-3-1 CCAA) on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
LAST WEEK

• CSUSM went 1-1 last week with a 1-0 shutout against Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday before suffering a 1-0 loss to then No. 19 Cal State LA on Sunday.
• Against the Toros, the Cougars broke up the scoreless tie in the 76th minute with a goal by Giovanni Marsh on a pass from Curtis Collazos.
• CSUSM outshot LA 13-4 on Sunday as the Golden Eagles scored the game-winning goal in the 37th minute.

 
COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• With seven points, CSUSM is currently tied with Cal State San Bernardino for fifth in the CCAA standings.
• The Cougars are taking the fourth-most shots per game in the CCAA at 13.18 while putting up the fifth-most shots on goal at 5.45.
• CSUSM is taking the fourth-most corner kicks per game in the conference at 4.73.
• The Cougars' shutout percentage of .455 ranks 25th nationally and fourth in the CCAA.
• Cougar keeper Jesus Mentado has the 35th-best goals-against average in the nation at .833 and ranks fifth in the CCAA. His save percentage of .792 ranks fourth in the conference.
• Ryan Meinardus' four goals for the year rank fifth in the CCAA.

 

GAME 12 | NO. 23 CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY
Date	Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023
Time	7 p.m.
Location	Seaside, Calif.
Venue	Otter Sports Complex Stadium
Records	CSUSM (5-4-2, 2-1-1 CCAA) CSUMB (7-2-2, 3-1-0 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)

THURSDAY IN SEASIDE

• The Otters went 1-1 this past weekend with a 2-0 loss to Sonoma State on Friday before earning a 2-1 win against Cal Poly Humboldt on Sunday.
• CSUMB is ranked No. 23 in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25 Poll.
• The Otters are currently tied with Cal State LA for second in the CCAA standings with nine points.
• CSUMB has tallied the ninth-most total assists in Division II this season with 25 at a rate of 2.27 per game.
• The Otters' scoring offense of 2.36 goals per game ranks 25th nationally and second in the CCAA while their goals-against average of .818 ranks 31st nationally and fifth in the conference.
• CSUMB's goal differential of 17 is the 17th best in Division II.
• The Otters are taking the 15th-most shot per game in the nation at 16.27 while their 7.91 shots on goal per game rank 13th nationally and first in the CCAA.
• Otter keeper Jack Blickenstaff's goals-against average of 1.099 ranks seventh in the CCAA while his .708 save percentage ranks 10th.
• Miguel Guerro is CSUMB's points leader with 11 this season while he and Alan Bedolla are tied for the most goals with four.
• CSUMB will be CSUSM's third ranked opponent of the season.
• The Cougars own the all-time series lead against the Otters at 5-2-1.
• The Otters took last season's game in Seaside with a 1-0 win on a 79th minute goal.
• All but one game in the all-time series has been decided by one goal or less.
• CSUMB was picked to finish fourth in the 2023 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

 

GAME 13 | SAN FRANCISCO STATE
Date	Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023
Time	2 p.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (5-4-2, 2-1-1 CCAA) SFSU (2-6-2, 0-3-1 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

SUNDAY AT HOME AGAINST THE GATORS

• SF State took their third and fourth losses in their last five games with a 4-3 defeat against Cal Poly Humboldt and a 3-2 downfall against Sonoma State.
• The Gators are currently in a three-way tie for 10th in the CCAA standings.
• SF State's scoring offense of 1.20 ranks ninth in the CCAA while their goals-against average of 2.30 ranks 11th.
• The Gators have the fourth-most saves per game in the conference at 4.80 but they rank 10th in save percentage at .676.
• SF State is taking 9.80 shots per game to rank 10th in the CCAA.
• Gator keeper Mario De La Torre's 5.00 saves per game rank 24th nationally and third in the CCAA while his .729 save percentage ranks seventh in the conference.
• Julio Gonzalez Ponce is SF State's offensive leader with nine points and four goals.
• CSUSM is 2-5-1 in the all-time series against SF State and is 2-2 when playing in San Marcos.
• The Cougars earned a 4-1 win in the last meeting in San Marcos in 2021.
• Last season in San Francisco, the Gators came away with a 1-0 win after scoring with seven seconds remaining.
• SF State was picked to finish 10th in the 2023 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

THE 2023 COUGARS

• CSUSM's 2023 roster consists of 29 student-athletes with 20 returners and nine newcomers.
• Stefano Brunetto returns as CSUSM's points leader in 2022 as he tallied eight with two goals and four assists.
• The Cougars were picked to finish eighth in the 2023 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Curtis Collazos, Oliver Reader and Derek Westwood were each named All-CCAA honorable mentions for their play during the 2022 season.

THE PULVERS FILE

• This season marks the 18th season for head coach Ron Pulvers at CSUSM.
• Pulvers has a 132-118-31 (.525) record as CSUSM's head men's coach.
• In 26 seasons as a collegiate head men's soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 258-189-45 (.570) career record.
• He was 84-42-24 (.640) while in charge of the CSUSM women's program.
• From 2006-13, Pulvers led both the CSUSM men's and women's soccer teams.